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Westcott Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

2000^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Westcott Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with an enrollment of 409 students. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 698 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westcott Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on standardized tests across all grade levels and subjects. The school also struggles with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 43.6% over the past few years. Additionally, Westcott's rankings for African American, special education, low-socioeconomic, and disabled students are all in the bottom 40-50% of Illinois elementary schools, indicating challenges in serving its diverse student population effectively.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as Harvard, Oglesby, Gresham, Ruggles, and Ryder, generally outperform Westcott Elementary across academic metrics, attendance, and student subgroup performance. This suggests that Westcott may be facing unique challenges compared to its peers, despite spending between $14,487 to $20,542 per student, which is higher than the district average.

387

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,550

Per pupil spending ?

76.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

409 W 80th St
Chicago, IL 60620-1135

(773) 535-3090

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Westcott Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Hirsch Metropolitan High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.0%

Hispanic:

5.7%

American Indian:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (13% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

2,000^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,267^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

418^th of 451Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299

698^th of 811Chicago Public Schools District 299 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	2000 of 2056	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	1962 of 2067	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	1901 of 2077	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	1915 of 2082	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1857 of 1948	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	2030 of 2086	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	1901 of 2037	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.2	2010 of 2044	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.8	1924 of 2046	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.6	1958 of 2052	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.2	1908 of 2093	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.8	2088 of 2167	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.3	2010 of 2166	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.4	2007 of 2147	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.5	2030 of 2139	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.7	2051 of 2120	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.9	2027 of 2092	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.7	2036 of 2095	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.4	2059 of 2086	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.5	1937 of 2022	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.3	1999 of 2030	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.0	1975 of 2020	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	591 of 688	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	525 of 655	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	448 of 692	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	439 of 684	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	323 of 428	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	612 of 711	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	485 of 698	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	20.0	834 of 886	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	800 of 907	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	1911 of 1942	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	1823 of 1942	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	1834 of 1957	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	1730 of 1970	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	1954 of 2019	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	1782 of 1964	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	1739 of 1800	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	1673 of 1793	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	1593 of 1808	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	1560 of 1763	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	1403 of 1514	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1759 of 1816	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	1607 of 1765	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	1842 of 1947	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	1840 of 1959	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	1727 of 1984	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	1751 of 1977	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	1952 of 2019	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	1814 of 1972	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	1216 of 1292	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1049 of 1195	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	1094 of 1156	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	994 of 1113	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	1267 of 1368	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	1258 of 1363	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	1284 of 1367	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	1255 of 1369	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	1209 of 1356	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1230 of 1293	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.9	1267 of 1293	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.3	1140 of 1294	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.5	1064 of 1302	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.1	1120 of 1322	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.7	1214 of 1367	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.6	1230 of 1365	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.5	1239 of 1344	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.5	1205 of 1327	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.2	1258 of 1318	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.5	1229 of 1293	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.8	1133 of 1287	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	9.3	1153 of 1272	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.4	1087 of 1209	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	6.4	1123 of 1204	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	4.0	1151 of 1185	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	418 of 574	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	402 of 548	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	433 of 569	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	387 of 573	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	402 of 565	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	404 of 511	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	21.5	633 of 639	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	603 of 674	10.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	1137 of 1248	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	1112 of 1251	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	1167 of 1275	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	1046 of 1286	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	1261 of 1276	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1172 of 1226	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	1103 of 1229	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	1074 of 1219	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	1127 of 1234	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	1074 of 1221	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	1069 of 1217	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	1081 of 1161	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	1162 of 1271	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	1177 of 1264	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	1190 of 1292	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	1239 of 1286	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	976 of 1296	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	1090 of 1223	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	674 of 812	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	701 of 802	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	572 of 805	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	506 of 781	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2025)14th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2024)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)27th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Disabled (2024)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-34 vs state

Science14%-29 vs state

Mathematics7%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Westcott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	409 W 80th St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3090	387	31	12.6	76.7%	1 (0.3%)	360 (93.0%)	22 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.9	2000^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.7%		12.4	1962^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	5.1%	38	12.1	16.1	10.5	21.1	21.2	5.9	22.7	31.3	18.7	7.9	2.6	8.8	0.0	9.1	12.9	6.8	87.9	92.9	92.6	92.6	93.6	92.1	87.2	12.8	21.7	$21,550	$2,618	$18,933
Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted Center	Public	PK, KG-8	8101 S La Salle St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 535-0040	300	18	16.6	40.3%	39 (13.0%)	202 (67.3%)	15 (5.0%)	35 (11.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	94	90^th of 2056 public elementary schools	95.6%		96.3	66^th of 2067 public elementary schools	96.8%	24	90.0	80.0	72.0	89.3	90.0	100.0	89.7	86.7	89.0	64.0	78.6	70.0	75.0	79.3	56.7	70.9	95.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.3	96.0	92.6	10.8	24.7	$18,236	$1,433	$16,803
Harvard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7525 S Harvard Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3045	335	21	15.9	93.4%	0 (0.0%)	290 (86.6%)	45 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.7	1921^st of 2056 public elementary schools	6.6%		12.7	1952^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	5.6%	31	16.7	13.6	10.7	20.7	23.3	27.3	48.4	50.0	29.6	7.1	13.8	3.4	4.5	13.3	4.8	8.2	78.9	84.0	84.0	84.0	94.0	84.6	80.6	3.4	20.0	$23,794	$3,506	$20,288
Oglesby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7646 S Green St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3060	293	20	14.6	76.5%	3 (1.0%)	269 (91.8%)	19 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11.1	1905^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.3%		13.4	1926^th of 2067 public elementary schools	6.8%	21	3.1	12.9	10.3	25.8	30.3	21.9	20.8	35.5	24.4	14.3	19.4	3.0	3.2	4.2	6.5	8.4	90.2	93.8	93.8	93.8	95.6	93.4	90.9	5.1	21.9	$19,776	$3,179	$16,597
Gresham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8524 S Green St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3350	332	26	12.7	94.6%	2 (0.6%)	309 (93.1%)	21 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28	1485^th of 2056 public elementary schools	27.8%		18.7	1719^th of 2067 public elementary schools	16.8%	234	7.7	18.4	53.8	43.2	40.0	30.0	50.0	28.9	40.9	30.8	18.4	7.7	20.7	9.5	10.5	15.6	89.2	95.1	95.1	95.1	95.1	93.8	88.9	8.3	27.8	$19,874	$2,585	$17,289
Ruggles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7831 S Prairie Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3085	290	25	11.6	91.7%	0 (0.0%)	271 (93.4%)	16 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23.4	1589^th of 2056 public elementary schools	22.7%		26.8	1491^st of 2067 public elementary schools	27.9%	98	5.1	19.0	30.4	30.8	23.1	68.6	53.3	39.1	40.7	16.7	22.2	0.0	17.1	10.0	13.6	12.9	86.6	89.5	89.5	89.5	94.8	87.9	86.9	4.3	16.1	$23,986	$4,487	$19,499
Ryder Elementary Math & Sci Special School	Public	PK, KG-8	8716 S Wallace St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3843	351	33	10.8	92.3%	3 (0.9%)	333 (94.9%)	15 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.1	1872^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	8.9%		18.1	1733^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	16.2%	139	3.8	20.0	26.3	20.0	23.1	18.5	21.2	60.0	27.4	26.3	13.3	3.8	7.7	9.1	8.0	12.4	98.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	92.9	98.9	13.5	26.1	$28,845	$3,238	$25,606
Neil Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8555 S Michigan Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3000	258	27	9.5	88.0%	1 (0.4%)	240 (93.0%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	16.1	1760^th of 2056 public elementary schools	14.4%		33.3	1305^th of 2067 public elementary schools	36.9%	455	16.7	20.0	36.4	17.6	22.2	44.4	30.0	25.0	28.7	9.1	17.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	5.3	88.7	91.5	91.5	91.5	94.4	90.7	88.7		23.0	$35,060	$3,893	$31,167
Stagg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7424 S Morgan St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3565	377	32	11.7	70.6%	2 (0.5%)	298 (79.0%)	68 (18.0%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	13.4	1831^st of 2056 public elementary schools	10.9%		11.8	1983^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	4.1%	152	4.8	3.6	11.1	20.0	15.9	21.2	25.6	24.2	20.3	0.0	11.4	40.9	0.0	5.3	3.0	12.4	82.0	88.0	88.0	88.0	93.5	88.5	82.3	13.8	14.6	$20,967	$2,571	$18,396
Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8324 S Racine Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-8250	249	22	11.5	86.7%	2 (0.8%)	238 (95.6%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17.2	1740^th of 2056 public elementary schools	15.4%		21.1	1653^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	20.0%	87	26.1	6.9	20.8	25.0	30.4	37.0	42.3	27.6	31.0	20.8	6.3	8.7	10.7	11.5	0.0	9.6	97.9	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.7	98.3	95.8	11.8	27.0	$24,780	$3,152	$21,628

Frequently Asked Questions about Westcott Elementary School

Is Westcott Elementary School a good school?

Westcott Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.7% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Westcott Elementary School?

Students at Westcott Elementary School are 93% African American, 6% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Westcott Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Westcott Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Hirsch Metropolitan High School

How many students attend Westcott Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended Westcott Elementary School.

What district is Westcott Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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